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Allowance for Credit Losses | 9 Months Ended
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Allowance for Credit Losses | Allowance for Credit Losses Our provision for credit losses represents the periodic expense of maintaining an allowance sufficient to absorb lifetime expected credit losses in the held for investment loan portfolios. The evaluation of the allowance for credit losses is inherently subjective, as it requires material estimates that may be susceptible to significant changes. We believe the allowance for credit losses is appropriate to cover lifetime losses expected to be incurred in the loan portfolios. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies — Allowance for Credit Losses — Allowance for Private Education Loan Losses, — Allowance for FFELP Loan Losses” in our 2023 Form 10-K for a more detailed discussion. Allowance for Credit Losses Metrics
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands) |  | FFELP Loans |  | Private Education Loans |  |  |  | Total
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 4,060 |  |  | $ | 1,265,592 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,269,652 |
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1) |  | — |  |  | 115,421 |  |  |  |  | 115,421 |
Provisions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for current period |  | 4,368 |  |  | 109,196 |  |  |  |  | 113,564 |
Total provisions(2) |  | 4,368 |  |  | 109,196 |  |  |  |  | 113,564 |
Net charge-offs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charge-offs |  | (131) |  |  | (87,737) |  |  |  |  | (87,868) |
Recoveries |  | — |  |  | 11,149 |  |  |  |  | 11,149 |
Net charge-offs |  | (131) |  |  | (76,588) |  |  |  |  | (76,719) |
Write-downs arising from transfer of loans to held for sale(3) |  | (8,297) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (8,297) |
Ending Balance |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,413,621 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,413,621 |
Allowance(4): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,413,621 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,413,621 |
Loans(4): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 21,777,466 |  |  |  |  | $ | 21,777,466 |
Accrued interest to be capitalized(4): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,390,774 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,390,774 |
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(5) |  | — | % |  | 2.08 | % |  |  |  |
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance and accrued interest to be capitalized(6) |  | — | % |  | 6.10 | % |  |  |  |
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment and accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(5)(6) |  | — | % |  | 8.91 | % |  |  |  |
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized) |  | — |  |  | 4.61 |  |  |  |  |
Ending total loans, gross |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 21,777,466 |  |  |  |  |
Average loans in repayment(5) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14,708,205 |  |  |  |  |
Ending loans in repayment(5) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 15,360,255 |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(7) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 513,121 |  |  |  |  |
(1) See Note 6, “Unfunded Loan Commitments,” in this Form 10-Q for a summary of the activity in the allowance for and balance of unfunded loan commitments, respectively. (2) Below is a reconciliation of the provisions for credit losses reported in the consolidated statements of operations. When a new loan commitment is made, we record the CECL allowance as a liability for unfunded loan commitments by recording a provision for credit losses. When the loan is funded, we transfer that liability to the allowance for credit losses.
Consolidated Statements of Operations Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands)
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses: |  |
Provisions for loan losses |  | $ | 109,196 |
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments |  | 157,901 |
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses |  | 267,097 |
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses: |  |
FFELP Loans |  | 4,368 |
Total |  | 4,368 |
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of operations |  | $ | 271,465 |
(3) Represents fair value adjustments on loans transferred to held for sale. (4) For the three months ended September 30, 2024, there were no allowance for credit losses, loans, or accrued interest to be capitalized balances that were individually evaluated for impairment. (5) Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance). (6) Accrued interest to be capitalized on Private Education Loans only. (7) Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment includes interest on loans that are in repayment but have not yet entered into full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, does not include the interest on those loans while they are in forbearance).
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands) |  | FFELP Loans |  | Private Education Loans |  |  |  | Total
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 4,422 |  |  | $ | 1,360,294 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,364,716 |
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1) |  | — |  |  | 101,687 |  |  |  |  | 101,687 |
Provisions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for current period |  | 666 |  |  | 44,423 |  |  |  |  | 45,089 |
Total provisions(2) |  | 666 |  |  | 44,423 |  |  |  |  | 45,089 |
Net charge-offs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charge-offs |  | (272) |  |  | (104,865) |  |  |  |  | (105,137) |
Recoveries |  | — |  |  | 9,693 |  |  |  |  | 9,693 |
Net charge-offs |  | (272) |  |  | (95,172) |  |  |  |  | (95,444) |
Ending Balance |  | $ | 4,816 |  |  | $ | 1,411,232 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,416,048 |
Allowance(3): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | 4,816 |  |  | $ | 1,411,232 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,416,048 |
Loans(3): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | 554,309 |  |  | $ | 21,680,867 |  |  |  |  | $ | 22,235,176 |
Accrued interest to be capitalized(3): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,283,388 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,283,388 |
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(4) |  | 0.25 | % |  | 2.53 | % |  |  |  |
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance and accrued interest to be capitalized(5) |  | 0.87 | % |  | 6.15 | % |  |  |  |
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment and accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(4)(5) |  | 1.15 | % |  | 8.84 | % |  |  |  |
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized) |  | 4.43 |  |  | 3.71 |  |  |  |  |
Ending total loans, gross |  | $ | 554,309 |  |  | $ | 21,680,867 |  |  |  |  |
Average loans in repayment(4) |  | $ | 428,028 |  |  | $ | 15,023,993 |  |  |  |  |
Ending loans in repayment(4) |  | $ | 418,022 |  |  | $ | 15,505,145 |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(6) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 464,807 |  |  |  |  |
(1) See Note 6, “Unfunded Loan Commitments,” in this Form 10-Q for a summary of the activity in the allowance for and balance of unfunded loan commitments, respectively. (2) Below is a reconciliation of the provisions for credit losses reported in the consolidated statements of operations. When a new loan commitment is made, we record the CECL allowance as a liability for unfunded loan commitments by recording a provision for credit losses. When the loan is funded, we transfer that liability to the allowance for credit losses.
Consolidated Statements of Operations Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses: |  |
Provisions for loan losses |  | $ | 44,423 |
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments |  | 152,934 |
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses |  | 197,357 |
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses: |  |
FFELP Loans |  | 666 |
Total |  | 666 |
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of operations |  | $ | 198,023 |
(3) For the three months ended September 30, 2023, there were no allowance for credit losses, loans, or accrued interest to be capitalized balances that were individually evaluated for impairment. (4) Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance). (5) Accrued interest to be capitalized on Private Education Loans only. (6) Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment includes interest on loans that are in repayment but have not yet entered into full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, does not include the interest on those loans while they are in forbearance). l
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands) |  | FFELP Loans |  | Private Education Loans |  |  |  | Total
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 4,667 |  |  | $ | 1,335,105 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,339,772 |
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1) |  | — |  |  | 276,750 |  |  |  |  | 276,750 |
Provisions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for current period |  | 4,010 |  |  | 276,534 |  |  |  |  | 280,544 |
Loan sale reduction to provision |  | — |  |  | (235,955) |  |  |  |  | (235,955) |
Total provisions(2) |  | 4,010 |  |  | 40,579 |  |  |  |  | 44,589 |
Net charge-offs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charge-offs |  | (380) |  |  | (272,653) |  |  |  |  | (273,033) |
Recoveries |  | — |  |  | 33,840 |  |  |  |  | 33,840 |
Net charge-offs |  | (380) |  |  | (238,813) |  |  |  |  | (239,193) |
Write-downs arising from transfer of loans to held for sale(3) |  | (8,297) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (8,297) |
Ending Balance |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,413,621 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,413,621 |
Allowance(4): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,413,621 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,413,621 |
Loans(4): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 21,777,466 |  |  |  |  | $ | 21,777,466 |
Accrued interest to be capitalized(4): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,390,774 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,390,774 |
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(5) |  | — | % |  | 2.13 | % |  |  |  |
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance and accrued interest to be capitalized(6) |  | — | % |  | 6.10 | % |  |  |  |
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment and accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(5)(6) |  | — | % |  | 8.91 | % |  |  |  |
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized) |  | — |  |  | 4.44 |  |  |  |  |
Ending total loans, gross |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 21,777,466 |  |  |  |  |
Average loans in repayment(5) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14,944,421 |  |  |  |  |
Ending loans in repayment(5) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 15,360,255 |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(7) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 513,121 |  |  |  |  |
(1) See Note 6, “Unfunded Loan Commitments,” in this Form 10-Q for a summary of the activity in the allowance for and balance of unfunded loan commitments, respectively. (2) Below is a reconciliation of the provisions for credit losses reported in the consolidated statements of operations. When a new loan commitment is made, we record the CECL allowance as a liability for unfunded loan commitments by recording a provision for credit losses. When the loan is funded, we transfer that liability to the allowance for credit losses.
Consolidated Statements of Operations Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands)
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses: |  |
Provisions for loan losses |  | $ | 40,579 |
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments |  | 255,747 |
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses |  | 296,326 |
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses: |  |
FFELP Loans |  | 4,010 |
Total |  | 4,010 |
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of operations |  | $ | 300,336 |
(3) Represents fair value adjustments on loans transferred to held for sale. (4) For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no allowance for credit losses, loans, or accrued interest to be capitalized balances that were individually evaluated for impairment. (5) Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance). (6) Accrued interest to be capitalized on Private Education Loans only. (7) Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment includes interest on loans that are in repayment but have not yet entered into full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, does not include the interest on those loans while they are in forbearance).
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands) |  | FFELP Loans |  | Private Education Loans |  |  |  | Total
Allowance for Credit Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 3,444 |  |  | $ | 1,353,631 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,357,075 |
Transfer from unfunded commitment liability(1) |  | — |  |  | 278,388 |  |  |  |  | 278,388 |
Provisions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for current period |  | 2,225 |  |  | 196,859 |  |  |  |  | 199,084 |
Loan sale reduction to provision |  | — |  |  | (136,531) |  |  |  |  | (136,531) |
Total provisions(2) |  | 2,225 |  |  | 60,328 |  |  |  |  | 62,553 |
Net charge-offs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charge-offs |  | (853) |  |  | (314,500) |  |  |  |  | (315,353) |
Recoveries |  | — |  |  | 33,385 |  |  |  |  | 33,385 |
Net charge-offs |  | (853) |  |  | (281,115) |  |  |  |  | (281,968) |
Ending Balance |  | $ | 4,816 |  |  | $ | 1,411,232 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,416,048 |
Allowance(3): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | 4,816 |  |  | $ | 1,411,232 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,416,048 |
Loans(3): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | 554,309 |  |  | $ | 21,680,867 |  |  |  |  | $ | 22,235,176 |
Accrued interest to be capitalized(3): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,283,388 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,283,388 |
Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans in repayment (annualized)(4) |  | 0.26 | % |  | 2.44 | % |  |  |  |
Allowance as a percentage of the ending total loan balance and accrued interest to be capitalized(5) |  | 0.87 | % |  | 6.15 | % |  |  |  |
Allowance as a percentage of the ending loans in repayment and accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(4)(5) |  | 1.15 | % |  | 8.84 | % |  |  |  |
Allowance coverage of net charge-offs (annualized) |  | 4.23 |  |  | 3.77 |  |  |  |  |
Ending total loans, gross |  | $ | 554,309 |  |  | $ | 21,680,867 |  |  |  |  |
Average loans in repayment(4) |  | $ | 440,716 |  |  | $ | 15,358,596 |  |  |  |  |
Ending loans in repayment(4) |  | $ | 418,022 |  |  | $ | 15,505,145 |  |  |  |  |
Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment(6) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 464,807 |  |  |  |  |
(1) See Note 6, “Unfunded Loan Commitments,” in this Form 10-Q for a summary of the activity in the allowance for and balance of unfunded loan commitments, respectively. (2) Below is a reconciliation of the provisions for credit losses reported in the consolidated statements of operations. When a new loan commitment is made, we record the CECL allowance as a liability for unfunded loan commitments by recording a provision for credit losses. When the loan is funded, we transfer that liability to the allowance for credit losses.
Consolidated Statements of Operations Provisions for Credit Losses Reconciliation
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands)
Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses: |  |
Provisions for loan losses |  | $ | 60,328 |
Provisions for unfunded loan commitments |  | 267,311 |
Total Private Education Loan provisions for credit losses |  | 327,639 |
Other impacts to the provisions for credit losses: |  |
FFELP Loans |  | $ | 2,225 |
Total |  | 2,225 |
Provisions for credit losses reported in consolidated statements of operations |  | $ | 329,864 |
(3) For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, there were no allowance for credit losses, loans, or accrued interest to be capitalized balances that were individually evaluated for impairment. (4) Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance). (5) Accrued interest to be capitalized on Private Education Loans only. (6) Accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment includes interest on loans that are in repayment but have not yet entered into full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, does not include the interest on those loans while they are in forbearance). Allowance for Credit Losses In the second quarter of 2024, we implemented a loan-level future default rate model that includes current portfolio characteristics and forecasts of real gross domestic product and college graduate unemployment. In the second quarter of 2024, we also implemented a future prepayment speeds model to include forecasts of real gross domestic product, retail sales, SOFR, and the U.S. 10-year treasury rate. These models reduce the reliance on certain qualitative overlays compared to the previous default rate and prepayment speeds models. Prior to these changes, our loss models used forecasts of college graduate unemployment, retail sales, home price index, and median family income. Both the future default rate model and the future prepayment speeds model are used in determining the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses. The combined impact upon implementation of these model enhancements and the changes in the related qualitative overlays did not have a material impact on the overall level of our allowance for credit losses. We obtain forecasts for our loss model inputs from Moody’s Analytics. Moody’s Analytics provides a range of forecasts for each of these inputs with various likelihoods of occurrence. We determine which forecasts we will include in our estimation of allowance for credit losses and the associated weightings for each of these inputs. At September 30, 2024, December 31, 2023, and September 30, 2023, we used the Baseline (50th percentile likelihood of occurring)/S1 (stronger near-term growth scenario - 10 percent likelihood of occurring)/S3 (unfavorable (or downside) scenario - 10 percent likelihood of occurring) and weighted them 40 percent, 30 percent, and 30 percent, respectively. Management reviews both the scenarios and their respective weightings each quarter in determining the allowance for credit losses. Provision for credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 decreased by $30 million compared with the year-ago period. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the provision for credit losses was primarily affected by $236 million in negative provisions recorded as a result of the $3.69 billion Private Education Loan sales during the first nine months of 2024, an improved economic outlook, and changes in management overlays and recovery rates, offset by new loan commitments, net of expired commitments, and increases to the provision as a result of decreases in our estimates of the historical long-term average prepayment speeds used after the two-year reasonable and supportable period. In the year-ago period, the provision for credit losses was primarily affected by new loan commitments, net of expired commitments, slower prepayment rates, management overlays, and changes in economic outlook, which were offset by $137 million in negative provisions recorded as a result of the $2.10 billion Private Education Loan sales during the first nine months of 2023 and an increase in recovery rates. As part of concluding on the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses, we review key allowance and loan metrics. The most significant of these metrics considered are the allowance coverage of net charge-offs ratio; the allowance as a percentage of ending total loans and accrued interest to be capitalized and of ending loans in repayment and accrued interest to be capitalized on loans in repayment; and delinquency and forbearance percentages. Loan Modifications to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty The allowance for credit losses incorporates an estimate of lifetime expected credit losses and is recorded on each asset upon asset origination or acquisition. The starting point for the estimate of the allowance for credit losses is historical information, which includes losses from modifications of receivables whose borrowers are experiencing financial difficulty. We use a discounted cash flow model to determine the allowance for credit losses. An assessment of whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty is made on the date of a modification. The effect of most modifications of loans made to borrowers who are experiencing financial difficulty is already included in the allowance for credit losses because of the measurement methodologies used to estimate the allowance. The forecast of expected future cash flows is updated as the loan modifications occur. We adjust the terms of loans for certain borrowers when we believe such changes will help our customers manage their student loan obligations and achieve better student outcomes, and increase the collectability of the loans. These changes generally take the form of a temporary forbearance of payments, a temporary or permanent interest rate reduction, a temporary or permanent interest rate reduction with a permanent extension of the loan term, and/or a short-term extended repayment alternative. Forbearance is granted prospectively for borrowers who are current in their payments and may be granted retroactively for certain delinquent borrowers. When we give a borrower facing financial difficulty an interest rate reduction under our programs, we evaluate their ability to pay and provide customized repayment terms based upon their financial condition. Prior to the third quarter of 2024, as part of demonstrating the ability and willingness to pay, the borrower was required to make three consecutive monthly payments at the reduced payment amount in order to qualify for enrollment in a modification program and, if applicable, for the loan to re-age and be brought current. Beginning in the third quarter of 2024, we refined our practices in this area and, after we determine the borrower’s ability to pay and they agree to the modification, the loan is modified immediately. Following the modification, the borrower is still required to make three consecutive monthly payments at the reduced payment amount in order for the loan to re-age and be brought current, if eligible. It continues to be our practice that any loan that has received a previous rate reduction or permanent extension is generally not re-age eligible following a modification. In that case, following the modification, the loan will remain in delinquency unless and until all past due amounts are paid and the loan is brought current. Under our programs, we limit the granting of a permanent extension of the final maturity date of a loan to one time over the life of the loan, and limit the number of interest rate reductions to twice over the life of the loan. Where appropriate, we will permit two consecutive rate reductions so long as the borrower qualifies. We believe by tailoring the modification programs to the borrower’s current financial condition and not having a one size fits all approach, we increase the likelihood the borrower will be able to make the modified payments and avoid default. This approach of giving different interest rate reductions to different borrowers experiencing more severe hardship also helps us better manage the overall assistance we provide to borrowers. Within the Private Education Loan portfolio, we deem loans greater than 90 days past due as nonperforming. FFELP Loans are at least 97 percent guaranteed as to their principal and accrued interest by the federal government in the event of default and, therefore, we do not deem FFELP Loans as nonperforming from a credit risk perspective at any point in their life cycle prior to claim payment and continue to accrue interest on those loans through the date of claim. For additional information, see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies —Allowance for Credit Losses,” and Note 7, “Allowance for Credit Losses” in our 2023 Form 10-K. Under our current forbearance practices, temporary forbearance of payments is generally granted in one-to-two month increments, for up to 12 months over the life of the loan, with 12 months of positive payment performance by a borrower required between grants (meaning the borrower must make payment in a cumulative amount equivalent to 12 monthly required payments under the loan). See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 5, “Loans Held for Investment — Certain Collection Tools - Private Education Loans” in our 2023 Form 10-K. In the first quarter of 2022, we adopted ASU No. 2022-02 (see Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies” in our 2023 Form 10-K). Under ASU No. 2022-02, if the debt has been previously restructured, an entity must consider the cumulative effect of past restructurings made within the 12-month period before the current restructuring when determining whether a delay in payment resulting from the current restructuring is insignificant. Due to our current forbearance practices, including the limitations on forbearances offered to borrowers, we do not believe the granting of forbearances will exceed the significance threshold and, therefore, we do not consider the forbearances as loan modifications. The limitations on granting of forbearances described above apply to hardship forbearances. We offer other administrative forbearances (e.g., death and disability, bankruptcy, military service, disaster forbearance, and in school assistance) that are either required by law (such as by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) or are considered separate from our active loss mitigation programs and therefore are not considered to be loan modifications requiring disclosure under ASU No. 2022-02. In addition, we may offer on a limited basis term extensions or rate reductions or a combination of both to borrowers to reduce consolidation activities. For purposes of this disclosure, we do not consider them modifications of loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty and they therefore are not included in the tables below. In the fourth quarter of 2023, we developed additional modification programs tailored to the financial condition of individual borrowers. Pursuant to these additional modification programs, for our borrowers experiencing the most severe financial conditions, we currently may reduce the contractual interest rate on a loan to as low as 2 percent for the remaining life of the loan and also permanently extend the final maturity of the loan. Other borrowers experiencing severe hardship may not require as much assistance, however, given their circumstances. In those instances, we may reduce the contractual interest rate on a loan to a rate greater than 2 percent, and up to 8 percent, for a temporary period of two to four years, and in some instances may also permanently extend the final maturity of the loan. These new programs are reflected in the tables below. As part of the additional modification programs that were launched in the fourth quarter of 2023, we also offered for a short period of time a permanent term extension with no interest rate reduction program. This program ended in the fourth quarter of 2023. The amortized cost of this program totaled $8.2 million, representing 0.04 percent of the total Private Education Loan portfolio. This program added a weighted average of 6.7 years to the life of loans in the program. As of September 30, 2024, $6.8 million of these loans were in a current or deferred status, $0.7 million of these loans were 30-59 days past due, $0.3 million of these loans were 60-89 days past due, and $0.4 million of these loans were 90 days or greater past due. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, there were $0.5 million modified loans 1 (with $0.5 mill ion of unpaid principal balance at the time the loan became 60 days past due) in this program that became 60 days past due within 12 months of receiving the term extension and $0.2 million loans charged off within 12 months of receiving the term extension. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were $1.1 million modified loans 2 (with $1.2 million of unpaid principal balance at the time the loan because 60 days past due) in this program that became 60 days past due within 12 months of receiving the term extension and $0.3 million loans charged off within 12 months of receiving the term extension. The following tables show the amortized cost basis at the end of the respective reporting periods of the loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty that were modified during the period, disaggregated by class of financing receivable and type of modification. When we approve a Private Education Loan at the beginning of an academic year, we do not always disburse the full amount of the loan at the time of approval, but instead have a commitment to fund a portion of the loan at a later date (usually at the start of the second semester or subsequent trimesters). We consider borrowers to be in financial difficulty after they have exited school and have difficulty making their scheduled principal and interest payments. The increases in loan modifications during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the year-ago periods are primarily due to additional modification programs implemented in the fourth quarter of 2023 and refinements to those programs, as previously described.
|  | Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands) |  | Interest Rate Reduction |  | Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Loan Type: |  | Amortized Cost Basis |  | % of Total Class of Financing Receivable |  | Amortized Cost Basis |  | % of Total Class of Financing Receivable
Private Education Loans |  | $ | 21,159 |  |  | 0.09 | % |  | $ | 449,484 |  |  | 1.92 | %
Total |  | $ | 21,159 |  |  | 0.09 | % |  | $ | 449,484 |  |  | 1.92 | %
|  | Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands) |  | Interest Rate Reduction |  | Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Loan Type: |  | Amortized Cost Basis |  | % of Total Class of Financing Receivable |  | Amortized Cost Basis |  | % of Total Class of Financing Receivable
Private Education Loans |  | $ | 16,620 |  |  | 0.07 | % |  | $ | 90,193 |  |  | 0.39 | %
Total |  | $ | 16,620 |  |  | 0.07 | % |  | $ | 90,193 |  |  | 0.39 | %
|  | Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands) |  | Interest Rate Reduction |  | Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Loan Type: |  | Amortized Cost Basis |  | % of Total Class of Financing Receivable |  | Amortized Cost Basis |  | % of Total Class of Financing Receivable
Private Education Loans |  | $ | 28,633 |  |  | 0.12 | % |  | $ | 937,723 |  |  | 4.01 | %
Total |  | $ | 28,633 |  |  | 0.12 | % |  | $ | 937,723 |  |  | 4.01 | %
|  | Loan Modifications Made to Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 (dollars in thousands) |  | Interest Rate Reduction |  | Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Loan Type: |  | Amortized Cost Basis |  | % of Total Class of Financing Receivable |  | Amortized Cost Basis |  | % of Total Class of Financing Receivable
Private Education Loans |  | $ | 39,263 |  |  | 0.17 | % |  | $ | 254,639 |  |  | 1.10 | %
Total |  | $ | 39,263 |  |  | 0.17 | % |  | $ | 254,639 |  |  | 1.10 | %
The following tables describe the financial effect of the modifications made to loans whose borrowers are experiencing financial difficulty:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
Interest Rate Reduction |  | Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Loan Type |  | Financial Effect |  | Loan Type |  | Financial Effect
Private Education Loans |  | Reduced average contractual rate from 13.16% to 3.59% |  | Private Education Loans |  | Added a weighted average 9.42 years to the life of loans Reduced average contractual rate from 12.58% to 3.51%
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
Interest Rate Reduction |  | Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Loan Type |  | Financial Effect |  | Loan Type |  | Financial Effect
Private Education Loans |  | Reduced average contractual rate from 13.57% to 4.00% |  | Private Education Loans |  | Added a weighted average 10.22 years to the life of loans Reduced average contractual rate from 13.12% to 4.00%
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
Interest Rate Reduction |  | Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Loan Type |  | Financial Effect |  | Loan Type |  | Financial Effect
Private Education Loans |  | Reduced average contractual rate from 13.18% to 3.59% |  | Private Education Loans |  | Added a weighted average 9.21 years to the life of loans Reduced average contractual rate from 12.69% to 3.60%
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Interest Rate Reduction |  | Combination - Interest Rate Reduction and Term Extension
Loan Type |  | Financial Effect |  | Loan Type |  | Financial Effect
Private Education Loans |  | Reduced average contractual rate from 13.29% to 4.00% |  | Private Education Loans |  | Added a weighted average 10.24 years to the life of loans Reduced average contractual rate from 12.84% to 4.00%
Private Education Loans are generally charged off at the end of the month in which they reach 120 days delinquent or otherwise when the loans are classified as a loss by us or our regulator. Therefore, the amortized cost basis of the loan is reduced by the uncollectible amount and the allowance for credit losses is adjusted by the same amount. See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 2, “Significant Accounting Policies — Allowance for Credit Losses — Allowance for Private Education Loan Losses, and — Allowance for FFELP Loan Losses” in our 2023 Form 10-K for a more detailed discussion. For the periods presented, the following tables provide, on both an amortized cost basis and unpaid principal balance basis, loan modifications that, at any point during the period presented, were 60 days or more past due within 12 months of the loan receiving a loan modification. Additionally, the table summarizes charge-offs occurring in the period presented within 12 months of the loan receiving a loan modification. The increases in loan modifications during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the year-ago periods are primarily due to the previously described additional modification programs implemented in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the refinements to those programs. The following tables do not include loans that received a permanent term extension with no interest rate reduction during the fourth quarter of 2023, which are discussed above.
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 |  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
(Dollars in thousands) |  | Modified Loans(1)(2) |  | Payment Default(4) |  | Charge-Offs(5) |  | Modified Loans(1)(2) |  | Payment Default(4) |  | Charge-Offs(5)
Loan Type: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private Education Loans |  | $ | 87,722 |  |  | $ | 86,969 |  |  | $ | 18,056 |  |  | $ | 14,546 |  |  | $ | 14,129 |  |  | $ | 4,534 |
Total |  | $ | 87,722 |  |  | $ | 86,969 |  |  | $ | 18,056 |  |  | $ | 14,546 |  |  | $ | 14,129 |  |  | $ | 4,534 |
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(Dollars in thousands) |  | Modified Loans(1)(3) |  | Payment Default(4) |  | Charge-Offs(5) |  | Modified Loans(1)(3) |  | Payment Default(4) |  | Charge-Offs(5)
Loan Type: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Private Education Loans |  | $ | 121,032 |  |  | $ | 123,127 |  |  | $ | 20,564 |  |  | $ | 26,449 |  |  | $ | 27,672 |  |  | $ | 6,428 |
Total |  | $ | 121,032 |  |  | $ | 123,127 |  |  | $ | 20,564 |  |  | $ | 26,449 |  |  | $ | 27,672 |  |  | $ | 6,428 |
(1) Represents period-end amortized cost basis of modified loans that were 60 days or more past due in the period presented and within 12 months of receiving a modification. (2) For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the modified loans include $83.1 million of interest rate reduction and term extension loan modifications and $4.6 million of interest rate reduction only loan modifications. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the modified loans include $12.4 million of interest rate reduction and term extension loan modifications and $2.1 million of interest rate reduction only loan modifications. (3) For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the modified loans include $115.4 million of interest rate reduction and term extension loan modifications and $5.7 million of interest rate reduction only loan modifications. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the modified loans include $23.0 million of interest rate reduction and term extension loan modifications and $3.4 million of interest rate reduction only loan modifications. (4) Represents the unpaid principal balance at the time the modified loan became 60 days or more past due within 12 months of the loan receiving a loan modification. (5) Represents the unpaid principal balance at the time of charge off. We closely monitor performance of the loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty that are modified to understand the effectiveness of the modification efforts. The following table depicts the performance of loans that have been modified within the nine months prior to September 30, 2024, the 12 months prior to September 30, 2024, and the 12 months prior to December 31, 2023, respectively. Loans that received a permanent term extension with no interest rate reduction during the fourth quarter of 2023 are not included in the below table, but are discussed above.
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 |  | Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2024 |  | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2023
(Dollars in thousands) |  | Balance | % |  | Balance | % |  | Balance | %
Payment Status (Amortized Cost Basis): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan modifications in deferment(1) |  | $ | 24,946 |  |  |  | $ | 28,327 |  |  |  | $ | 6,843 |  |
Loan modifications in repayment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans current(2)(3) |  | 766,273 |  | 81 | % |  | 837,473 |  | 82 | % |  | 334,967 |  | 90 | %
Loans delinquent 30-59 days(2)(3) |  | 74,279 |  | 8 | % |  | 77,145 |  | 8 | % |  | 17,205 |  | 4 | %
Loans delinquent 60-89 days(2)(3) |  | 43,208 |  | 5 | % |  | 44,846 |  | 4 | % |  | 7,689 |  | 2 | %
Loans 90 days or greater past due(2)(3) |  | 57,650 |  | 6 | % |  | 61,399 |  | 6 | % |  | 13,822 |  | 4 | %
Total loan modifications in repayment |  | 941,410 |  | 100 | % |  | 1,020,863 |  | 100 | % |  | 373,683 |  | 100 | %
Total Private Education Loan modifications |  | $ | 966,356 |  |  |  | $ | 1,049,190 |  |  |  | $ | 380,526 |  |
(1) Deferment includes customers who have returned to school or are engaged in other permitted educational activities and are not yet required to make full principal and interest payments on the loans (e.g., residency periods for medical students or a grace period for bar exam preparation). Deferment also includes loans that have entered a forbearance after the loan modification was granted. (2) Represents loans in repayment, which include loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the table, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance). (3) The period of delinquency is based on the number of days scheduled payments are contractually past due. Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Key Credit Quality Indicators FFELP Loans are at least 97 percent guaranteed as to their principal and accrued interest in the event of default; therefore, there are no key credit quality indicators associated with FFELP Loans. For Private Education Loans, the key credit quality indicators are FICO scores, the existence of a cosigner, the loan status, and loan seasoning. The FICO scores are assessed at original approval and periodically refreshed/updated through the loan’s term. The following tables highlight the gross principal balance of our Private Education Loan portfolio (held for investment), by year of origination approval, stratified by key credit quality indicators.
As of September 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands) |  | Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Credit Quality Indicators |  |
Year of Origination Approval |  | 2024(1) |  | 2023(1) |  | 2022(1) |  | 2021(1) |  | 2020(1) |  | 2019 and Prior(1) |  | Total(1) |  | % of Balance
Cosigners: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
With cosigner |  | $ | 3,734,881 |  |  | $ | 4,740,192 |  |  | $ | 2,775,372 |  |  | $ | 1,792,296 |  |  | $ | 1,185,946 |  |  | $ | 4,854,732 |  |  | $ | 19,083,419 |  |  | 88 | %
Without cosigner |  | 410,127 |  |  | 623,056 |  |  | 454,404 |  |  | 321,490 |  |  | 233,207 |  |  | 651,763 |  |  | 2,694,047 |  |  | 12 |
Total |  | $ | 4,145,008 |  |  | $ | 5,363,248 |  |  | $ | 3,229,776 |  |  | $ | 2,113,786 |  |  | $ | 1,419,153 |  |  | $ | 5,506,495 |  |  | $ | 21,777,466 |  |  | 100 | %
FICO at Origination Approval(2): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Less than 670 |  | $ | 246,464 |  |  | $ | 394,068 |  |  | $ | 261,780 |  |  | $ | 156,049 |  |  | $ | 96,605 |  |  | $ | 495,359 |  |  | $ | 1,650,325 |  |  | 8 | %
670-699 |  | 509,488 |  |  | 751,734 |  |  | 450,549 |  |  | 288,455 |  |  | 201,741 |  |  | 937,664 |  |  | 3,139,631 |  |  | 14 |
700-749 |  | 1,256,692 |  |  | 1,649,606 |  |  | 1,010,936 |  |  | 673,104 |  |  | 463,935 |  |  | 1,861,249 |  |  | 6,915,522 |  |  | 32 |
Greater than or equal to 750 |  | 2,132,364 |  |  | 2,567,840 |  |  | 1,506,511 |  |  | 996,178 |  |  | 656,872 |  |  | 2,212,223 |  |  | 10,071,988 |  |  | 46 |
Total |  | $ | 4,145,008 |  |  | $ | 5,363,248 |  |  | $ | 3,229,776 |  |  | $ | 2,113,786 |  |  | $ | 1,419,153 |  |  | $ | 5,506,495 |  |  | $ | 21,777,466 |  |  | 100 | %
FICO Refreshed(2)(3): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Less than 670 |  | $ | 350,534 |  |  | $ | 634,599 |  |  | $ | 460,995 |  |  | $ | 304,198 |  |  | $ | 195,926 |  |  | $ | 866,117 |  |  | $ | 2,812,369 |  |  | 13 | %
670-699 |  | 530,612 |  |  | 722,522 |  |  | 411,258 |  |  | 247,461 |  |  | 142,707 |  |  | 599,235 |  |  | 2,653,795 |  |  | 12 |
700-749 |  | 1,240,651 |  |  | 1,541,321 |  |  | 904,821 |  |  | 581,250 |  |  | 371,047 |  |  | 1,464,960 |  |  | 6,104,050 |  |  | 28 |
Greater than or equal to 750 |  | 2,023,211 |  |  | 2,464,806 |  |  | 1,452,702 |  |  | 980,877 |  |  | 709,473 |  |  | 2,576,183 |  |  | 10,207,252 |  |  | 47 |
Total |  | $ | 4,145,008 |  |  | $ | 5,363,248 |  |  | $ | 3,229,776 |  |  | $ | 2,113,786 |  |  | $ | 1,419,153 |  |  | $ | 5,506,495 |  |  | $ | 21,777,466 |  |  | 100 | %
Seasoning(4): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1-12 payments |  | $ | 2,276,316 |  |  | $ | 2,140,723 |  |  | $ | 420,171 |  |  | $ | 247,167 |  |  | $ | 149,269 |  |  | $ | 353,135 |  |  | $ | 5,586,781 |  |  | 25 | %
13-24 payments |  | — |  |  | 1,056,273 |  |  | 1,277,280 |  |  | 192,430 |  |  | 127,669 |  |  | 374,514 |  |  | 3,028,166 |  |  | 14 |
25-36 payments |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 619,637 |  |  | 855,419 |  |  | 116,659 |  |  | 484,079 |  |  | 2,075,794 |  |  | 10 |
37-48 payments |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 380,010 |  |  | 524,320 |  |  | 453,928 |  |  | 1,358,258 |  |  | 6 |
More than 48 payments |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 276,001 |  |  | 3,336,669 |  |  | 3,612,670 |  |  | 17 |
Not yet in repayment |  | 1,868,692 |  |  | 2,166,252 |  |  | 912,688 |  |  | 438,760 |  |  | 225,235 |  |  | 504,170 |  |  | 6,115,797 |  |  | 28 |
Total |  | $ | 4,145,008 |  |  | $ | 5,363,248 |  |  | $ | 3,229,776 |  |  | $ | 2,113,786 |  |  | $ | 1,419,153 |  |  | $ | 5,506,495 |  |  | $ | 21,777,466 |  |  | 100 | %
2024 Current period(5) gross charge-offs |  | $ | (672) |  |  | $ | (16,359) |  |  | $ | (48,389) |  |  | $ | (38,496) |  |  | $ | (27,088) |  |  | $ | (141,649) |  |  | $ | (272,653) |  |  |
2024 Current period(5) recoveries |  | 37 |  |  | 1,268 |  |  | 4,876 |  |  | 4,317 |  |  | 2,886 |  |  | 20,456 |  |  | 33,840 |  |  |
2024 Current period(5) net charge-offs |  | $ | (635) |  |  | $ | (15,091) |  |  | $ | (43,513) |  |  | $ | (34,179) |  |  | $ | (24,202) |  |  | $ | (121,193) |  |  | $ | (238,813) |  |  |
Total accrued interest by origination vintage |  | $ | 104,376 |  |  | $ | 452,478 |  |  | $ | 350,208 |  |  | $ | 226,175 |  |  | $ | 126,965 |  |  | $ | 269,612 |  |  | $ | 1,529,814 |  |  |
(1)Balance represents gross Private Education Loans held for investment. (2)Represents the higher credit score of the cosigner or the borrower. (3)Represents the FICO score updated as of the third-quarter 2024. (4)Number of months in active repayment (whether interest only payment, fixed payment, or full principal and interest payment status) for which a scheduled payment was due. (5)Current period refers to period from January 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024.
As of December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands) |  | Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Credit Quality Indicators |  |
Year of Origination Approval |  | 2023(1) |  | 2022(1) |  | 2021(1) |  | 2020(1) |  | 2019(1) |  | 2018 and Prior(1) |  | Total(1) |  | % of Balance
Cosigners: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
With cosigner |  | $ | 3,903,676 |  |  | $ | 4,428,163 |  |  | $ | 2,516,380 |  |  | $ | 1,535,308 |  |  | $ | 1,378,699 |  |  | $ | 4,529,768 |  |  | $ | 18,291,994 |  |  | 87 | %
Without cosigner |  | 586,443 |  |  | 660,576 |  |  | 421,042 |  |  | 283,781 |  |  | 253,601 |  |  | 528,407 |  |  | 2,733,850 |  |  | 13 |
Total |  | $ | 4,490,119 |  |  | $ | 5,088,739 |  |  | $ | 2,937,422 |  |  | $ | 1,819,089 |  |  | $ | 1,632,300 |  |  | $ | 5,058,175 |  |  | $ | 21,025,844 |  |  | 100 | %
FICO at Origination Approval(2): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Less than 670 |  | $ | 328,199 |  |  | $ | 395,526 |  |  | $ | 208,696 |  |  | $ | 118,935 |  |  | $ | 137,494 |  |  | $ | 451,613 |  |  | $ | 1,640,463 |  |  | 8 | %
670-699 |  | 635,642 |  |  | 704,642 |  |  | 400,744 |  |  | 254,762 |  |  | 257,840 |  |  | 868,777 |  |  | 3,122,407 |  |  | 15 |
700-749 |  | 1,383,779 |  |  | 1,586,783 |  |  | 934,033 |  |  | 590,401 |  |  | 545,333 |  |  | 1,709,299 |  |  | 6,749,628 |  |  | 32 |
Greater than or equal to 750 |  | 2,142,499 |  |  | 2,401,788 |  |  | 1,393,949 |  |  | 854,991 |  |  | 691,633 |  |  | 2,028,486 |  |  | 9,513,346 |  |  | 45 |
Total |  | $ | 4,490,119 |  |  | $ | 5,088,739 |  |  | $ | 2,937,422 |  |  | $ | 1,819,089 |  |  | $ | 1,632,300 |  |  | $ | 5,058,175 |  |  | $ | 21,025,844 |  |  | 100 | %
FICO Refreshed(2)(3): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Less than 670 |  | $ | 495,451 |  |  | $ | 638,381 |  |  | $ | 379,738 |  |  | $ | 217,956 |  |  | $ | 214,665 |  |  | $ | 791,875 |  |  | $ | 2,738,066 |  |  | 13 | %
670-699 |  | 616,684 |  |  | 672,777 |  |  | 365,674 |  |  | 193,462 |  |  | 176,963 |  |  | 564,245 |  |  | 2,589,805 |  |  | 12 |
700-749 |  | 1,347,094 |  |  | 1,477,310 |  |  | 836,747 |  |  | 498,414 |  |  | 445,244 |  |  | 1,361,073 |  |  | 5,965,882 |  |  | 28 |
Greater than or equal to 750 |  | 2,030,890 |  |  | 2,300,271 |  |  | 1,355,263 |  |  | 909,257 |  |  | 795,428 |  |  | 2,340,982 |  |  | 9,732,091 |  |  | 47 |
Total |  | $ | 4,490,119 |  |  | $ | 5,088,739 |  |  | $ | 2,937,422 |  |  | $ | 1,819,089 |  |  | $ | 1,632,300 |  |  | $ | 5,058,175 |  |  | $ | 21,025,844 |  |  | 100 | %
Seasoning(4): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1-12 payments |  | $ | 2,514,079 |  |  | $ | 740,450 |  |  | $ | 440,293 |  |  | $ | 245,631 |  |  | $ | 208,941 |  |  | $ | 332,608 |  |  | $ | 4,482,002 |  |  | 21 | %
13-24 payments |  | — |  | 2,675,956 |  | 303,045 |  | 167,532 |  | 165,577 |  | 384,760 |  | 3,696,870 |  | 18 |
25-36 payments |  | — |  | — |  | 1,524,834 |  | 195,091 |  | 129,571 |  | 456,448 |  | 2,305,944 |  | 11 |
37-48 payments |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 902,938 |  | 208,521 |  | 446,350 |  | 1,557,809 |  | 7 |
More than 48 payments |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 116 |  | 706,097 |  | 2,985,015 |  | 3,691,228 |  | 18 |
Not yet in repayment |  | 1,976,040 |  | 1,672,333 |  | 669,250 |  | 307,781 |  | 213,593 |  | 452,994 |  | 5,291,991 |  | 25 |
Total |  | $ | 4,490,119 |  |  | $ | 5,088,739 |  |  | $ | 2,937,422 |  |  | $ | 1,819,089 |  |  | $ | 1,632,300 |  |  | $ | 5,058,175 |  |  | $ | 21,025,844 |  |  | 100 | %
2023 Current period(5) gross charge-offs |  | $ | (1,812) |  |  | $ | (31,032) |  |  | $ | (70,331) |  |  | $ | (49,624) |  |  | $ | (50,585) |  |  | $ | (216,711) |  |  | $ | (420,095) |  |  |
2023 Current period(5) recoveries |  | 172 |  |  | 2,342 |  |  | 6,496 |  |  | 4,923 |  |  | 5,260 |  |  | 27,175 |  |  | 46,368 |  |  |
2023 Current period(5) net charge-offs |  | $ | (1,640) |  |  | $ | (28,690) |  |  | $ | (63,835) |  |  | $ | (44,701) |  |  | $ | (45,325) |  |  | $ | (189,536) |  |  | $ | (373,727) |  |  |
Total accrued interest by origination vintage |  | $ | 177,959 |  |  | $ | 408,800 |  |  | $ | 269,978 |  |  | $ | 152,094 |  |  | $ | 116,618 |  |  | $ | 229,116 |  |  | $ | 1,354,565 |  |  |
(1)Balance represents gross Private Education Loans held for investment. (2)Represents the higher credit score of the cosigner or the borrower. (3)Represents the FICO score updated as of the fourth-quarter 2023. (4)Number of months in active repayment (whether interest only payment, fixed payment, or full principal and interest payment status) for which a scheduled payment was due. (5)Current period refers to January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. Delinquencies - Private Education Loans Held for Investment The following tables provide information regarding the loan status of our Private Education Loans held for investment, by year of origination approval. Loans in repayment include loans on which borrowers are making interest only or fixed payments, as well as loans that have entered full principal and interest repayment status after any applicable grace period (but, for purposes of the following tables, do not include those loans while they are in forbearance).
|  | Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Delinquencies by Origination Vintage
As of September 30, 2024 (dollars in thousands) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 and Prior |  | Total
Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1) |  | $ | 1,868,692 |  |  | $ | 2,166,252 |  |  | $ | 912,688 |  |  | $ | 438,760 |  |  | $ | 225,235 |  |  | $ | 504,170 |  |  | $ | 6,115,797 |
Loans in forbearance(2) |  | 4,394 |  |  | 60,324 |  |  | 67,024 |  |  | 40,094 |  |  | 28,002 |  |  | 101,576 |  |  | 301,414 |
Loans in repayment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans current |  | 2,264,429 |  |  | 3,081,961 |  |  | 2,166,187 |  |  | 1,564,016 |  |  | 1,116,464 |  |  | 4,613,926 |  |  | 14,806,983 |
Loans delinquent 30-59 days(3) |  | 5,536 |  |  | 31,829 |  |  | 41,997 |  |  | 34,974 |  |  | 23,902 |  |  | 147,233 |  |  | 285,471 |
Loans delinquent 60-89 days(3) |  | 1,314 |  |  | 15,492 |  |  | 24,717 |  |  | 20,840 |  |  | 14,467 |  |  | 72,268 |  |  | 149,098 |
Loans 90 days or greater past due(3) |  | 643 |  |  | 7,390 |  |  | 17,163 |  |  | 15,102 |  |  | 11,083 |  |  | 67,322 |  |  | 118,703 |
Total Private Education Loans in repayment |  | 2,271,922 |  |  | 3,136,672 |  |  | 2,250,064 |  |  | 1,634,932 |  |  | 1,165,916 |  |  | 4,900,749 |  |  | 15,360,255 |
Total Private Education Loans, gross |  | 4,145,008 |  |  | 5,363,248 |  |  | 3,229,776 |  |  | 2,113,786 |  |  | 1,419,153 |  |  | 5,506,495 |  |  | 21,777,466 |
Private Education Loans deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount) |  | 37,794 |  |  | 26,654 |  |  | 11,375 |  |  | 6,512 |  |  | 4,325 |  |  | 9,428 |  |  | 96,088 |
Total Private Education Loans |  | 4,182,802 |  |  | 5,389,902 |  |  | 3,241,151 |  |  | 2,120,298 |  |  | 1,423,478 |  |  | 5,515,923 |  |  | 21,873,554 |
Private Education Loans allowance for losses |  | (212,169) |  |  | (313,135) |  |  | (235,225) |  |  | (155,737) |  |  | (95,729) |  |  | (401,626) |  |  | (1,413,621) |
Private Education Loans, net |  | $ | 3,970,633 |  |  | $ | 5,076,767 |  |  | $ | 3,005,926 |  |  | $ | 1,964,561 |  |  | $ | 1,327,749 |  |  | $ | 5,114,297 |  |  | $ | 20,459,933 |
Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment |  | 54.8 | % |  | 58.5 | % |  | 69.7 | % |  | 77.3 | % |  | 82.2 | % |  | 89.0 | % |  | 70.5 | %
Delinquent Private Education Loans in repayment as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment |  | 0.3 | % |  | 1.7 | % |  | 3.7 | % |  | 4.3 | % |  | 4.2 | % |  | 5.9 | % |  | 3.6 | %
Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance |  | 0.2 | % |  | 1.9 | % |  | 2.9 | % |  | 2.4 | % |  | 2.3 | % |  | 2.0 | % |  | 1.9 | %
(1)Deferment includes customers who have returned to school or are engaged in other permitted educational activities and are not yet required to make payments on the loans (e.g., residency periods for medical students or a grace period for bar exam preparation). (2)Loans for customers who have requested extension of grace period generally during employment transition or who have temporarily ceased making full payments due to hardship or other factors, consistent with established loan program servicing policies and procedures. (3)The period of delinquency is based on the number of days scheduled payments are contractually past due.
|  | Private Education Loans Held for Investment - Delinquencies by Origination Vintage
As of December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands) |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 and Prior |  | Total
Loans in-school/grace/deferment(1) |  | $ | 1,976,040 |  |  | $ | 1,672,333 |  |  | $ | 669,250 |  |  | $ | 307,781 |  |  | $ | 213,593 |  |  | $ | 452,994 |  |  | $ | 5,291,991 |
Loans in forbearance(2) |  | 19,265 |  |  | 93,079 |  |  | 58,438 |  |  | 35,450 |  |  | 31,818 |  |  | 85,989 |  |  | 324,039 |
Loans in repayment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loans current |  | 2,469,817 |  |  | 3,254,534 |  |  | 2,131,040 |  |  | 1,416,069 |  |  | 1,323,825 |  |  | 4,213,986 |  |  | 14,809,271 |
Loans delinquent 30-59 days(3) |  | 17,599 |  |  | 34,627 |  |  | 37,147 |  |  | 28,020 |  |  | 31,432 |  |  | 149,926 |  |  | 298,751 |
Loans delinquent 60-89 days(3) |  | 5,720 |  |  | 17,227 |  |  | 20,077 |  |  | 16,614 |  |  | 15,482 |  |  | 75,897 |  |  | 151,017 |
Loans 90 days or greater past due(3) |  | 1,678 |  |  | 16,939 |  |  | 21,470 |  |  | 15,155 |  |  | 16,150 |  |  | 79,383 |  |  | 150,775 |
Total Private Education Loans in repayment |  | 2,494,814 |  |  | 3,323,327 |  |  | 2,209,734 |  |  | 1,475,858 |  |  | 1,386,889 |  |  | 4,519,192 |  |  | 15,409,814 |
Total Private Education Loans, gross |  | 4,490,119 |  |  | 5,088,739 |  |  | 2,937,422 |  |  | 1,819,089 |  |  | 1,632,300 |  |  | 5,058,175 |  |  | 21,025,844 |
Private Education Loans deferred origination costs and unamortized premium/(discount) |  | 35,616 |  |  | 18,556 |  |  | 9,465 |  |  | 5,809 |  |  | 3,556 |  |  | 8,552 |  |  | 81,554 |
Total Private Education Loans |  | 4,525,735 |  |  | 5,107,295 |  |  | 2,946,887 |  |  | 1,824,898 |  |  | 1,635,856 |  |  | 5,066,727 |  |  | 21,107,398 |
Private Education Loans allowance for losses |  | (269,642) |  |  | (335,090) |  |  | (194,104) |  |  | (118,755) |  |  | (100,111) |  |  | (317,403) |  |  | (1,335,105) |
Private Education Loans, net |  | $ | 4,256,093 |  |  | $ | 4,772,205 |  |  | $ | 2,752,783 |  |  | $ | 1,706,143 |  |  | $ | 1,535,745 |  |  | $ | 4,749,324 |  |  | $ | 19,772,293 |
Percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment |  | 55.6 | % |  | 65.3 | % |  | 75.2 | % |  | 81.1 | % |  | 85.0 | % |  | 89.3 | % |  | 73.3 | %
Delinquent Private Education Loans in repayment as a percentage of Private Education Loans in repayment |  | 1.0 | % |  | 2.1 | % |  | 3.6 | % |  | 4.1 | % |  | 4.5 | % |  | 6.8 | % |  | 3.9 | %
Loans in forbearance as a percentage of loans in repayment and forbearance |  | 0.8 | % |  | 2.7 | % |  | 2.6 | % |  | 2.3 | % |  | 2.2 | % |  | 1.9 | % |  | 2.1 | %
(1)Deferment includes customers who have returned to school or are engaged in other permitted educational activities and are not yet required to make payments on the loans (e.g., residency periods for medical students or a grace period for bar exam preparation). (2)Loans for customers who have requested extension of grace period generally during employment transition or who have temporarily ceased making full payments due to hardship or other factors, consistent with established loan program servicing policies and procedures. (3)The period of delinquency is based on the number of days scheduled payments are contractually past due. Accrued Interest Receivable The following table provides information regarding accrued interest receivable on our Private Education Loans. The table also discloses the amount of accrued interest on loans 90 days or greater past due as compared to our allowance for uncollectible interest on loans making full interest payments. The majority of the total accrued interest receivable represents accrued interest on deferred loans where no payments are due while the borrower is in school and fixed-pay loans where the borrower makes a $25 monthly payment that is smaller than the interest accruing on the loan in that month. The accrued interest on these loans will be capitalized to the balance of the loans when the borrower exits the grace period after separation from school, and the current expected credit losses on accrued interest that will be capitalized is included in our allowance for credit losses.
|  | Private Education Loans
|  | Accrued Interest Receivable
(Dollars in thousands) |  | Total Interest Receivable |  | 90 Days or Greater Past Due |  | Allowance for Uncollectible Interest(1)(2)
September 30, 2024 |  | $ | 1,529,814 |  |  | $ | 5,534 |  |  | $ | 7,426 |
December 31, 2023 |  | $ | 1,354,565 |  |  | $ | 8,373 |  |  | $ | 9,897 |
(1)The allowance for uncollectible interest at September 30, 2024 represents the expected losses related to the portion of accrued interest receivable on those loans that are in repayment ($139 million of accrued interest receivable) that is not expected to be capitalized. The accrued interest receivable that is expected to be capitalized ($1.4 billion) is reserved in the allowance for credit losses. The accrued interest receivable for the loans delinquent 90 days or greater includes $4.6 million of accrued interest receivable on those loans that are in repayment that is not expected to be capitalized and $0.9 million that is expected to be capitalized. (2)The allowance for uncollectible interest at December 31, 2023 represents the expected losses related to the portion of accrued interest receivable on those loans in repayment ($151 million of accrued interest receivable) that was not expected to be capitalized. The accrued interest receivable that was expected to be capitalized ($1.2 billion) was reserved in the allowance for credit losses. The accrued interest receivable for the loans delinquent 90 days or greater includes $7.7 million of accrued interest receivable on those loans that are in repayment that is not expected to be capitalized and $0.6 million that is expected to be capitalized.

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